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Food availability both enables mortality by increasing oyster growth (and possibly viral replication), and limits mortality by increasing oyster energy. The net effect of increased food availability is an increased risk of mortality in oysters exposed to POMS. Orange, blue and, black lines indicate positive, negative, and neutral feedback, respectively. Gray dashed line indicates hypothetical mechanism.
